{"id":339722,"date":"2025-06-04T17:24:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T21:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/?post_type=tutorial&#038;p=339722"},"modified":"2026-02-23T11:25:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T16:25:37","slug":"check-for-camtasia-editor-installation","status":"publish","type":"tutorial","link":"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/tutorials\/camtasia\/check-for-camtasia-editor-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Check for Camtasia Editor Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p>Send your <a href=\"https:\/\/camtasia.techsmith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camtasia Online<\/a> video projects to <strong>Camtasia Editor<\/strong> on the desktop to continue editing and export your final video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you click the <strong>Export<\/strong> button in Camtasia Online, the application automatically checks if you have Camtasia Editor installed on your computer.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"66\" class=\"wp-image-339779\" style=\"width: 227px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/export-button.png\" alt=\"Export button\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/export-button.png 554w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/export-button-300x88.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Google Chrome browser, a browser message appears. Click the <strong>Allow<\/strong> button to allow Camtasia Online to check for the installation of Camtasia Editor on your computer. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"244\" class=\"wp-image-339769\" style=\"width: 444px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-local-network-message-context.png\" alt=\"Chrome local network message\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-local-network-message-context.png 444w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-local-network-message-context-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a supported version of Camtasia Editor is installed, the Export dialog updates to show the <strong>Open in Camtasia Editor<\/strong> button.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"374\" class=\"wp-image-339737\" style=\"width: 467px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/open-in-camtasia-editor-button.png\" alt=\"Open in Camtasia Editor button\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/open-in-camtasia-editor-button.png 934w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/open-in-camtasia-editor-button-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/open-in-camtasia-editor-button-768x615.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If a supported version is not installed, click the <strong>Download Camtasia Editor<\/strong> button to download the latest version of Camtasia Editor for free.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"526\" class=\"wp-image-339731\" style=\"width: 467px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/camtasia-editor-not-installed.png\" alt=\"Download Camtasia Editor button\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/camtasia-editor-not-installed.png 467w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/camtasia-editor-not-installed-266x300.png 266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-update-chrome-browser-settings\">Update Chrome Browser Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you click the <strong>Block<\/strong> button in the Chrome browser message, you can still update your browser settings to check if Camtasia Editor is installed on your computer. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"244\" class=\"wp-image-339769\" style=\"width: 444px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-local-network-message-context.png\" alt=\"Chrome local network message\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-local-network-message-context.png 444w, https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-local-network-message-context-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Google Chrome browser, open <a href=\"https:\/\/camtasia.techsmith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camtasia Online<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the site information icon to the left of the address bar and enable the <strong>Local network access<\/strong> option to allow Camtasia Online to check if Camtasia Editor is installed on your computer. <br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"368\" class=\"wp-image-339749\" style=\"width: 474px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-enable-local-netword-access.png\" alt=\"Enable Local network access option in Chrome\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/chrome-enable-local-netword-access.png 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When you click the Export button in Camtasia Online, the application automatically checks if you have Camtasia Editor installed on your computer. In the Google Chrome browser, a browser message appears. 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